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I agree with you! darius_sedai Send a noteboard - 23/11/2009 12:48:35 AM
The Bell Curve often gets ignored with these comparisons. It's clear even women at Moiraine's level are not particularly common, in the series thus far we've seen what 20-30 women with more strength, if women of Moiraine strength were as common as 1 in 10 there would be more than 5 in 1000(ish) in the WT.

IMO even Moiraine is likely in the "flattening" area of the curve. Let's also not forget that there are several levels Sidious left out between Moiraine and Cadsuane so Egwene/Nyn/Forsaken levels are probably more rare still.

I'd say Verin/Alanna etc are more likely to be 1 in 10, and even they may be more rare since they are strong enough to Travel, which seems to separate the Average from the Strong.


I think the strength levels work in powers of ten...
- 1 in 10 - Moiraine strength
- 1 in 100 - Egwene strength
- 1 in 1000 - Nynaeve strength
- 1 in 10 000 - Graendal strength
- 1 in 100 000 - Lanfear strength

Nor do I think it makes sense that there's such a vast difference in numbers from Lanfear to Graendal.

While Lanfear strength women are surely rarer than Graendal strength women, they cannot be that much rarer given the bell curve distribution. As we move towards the upper echelons (and the lower) the curve is getting flatter, and closer to zero.

Its more likely one in 100,000 for Lanfear, 1 in 95,000 for Grandal and 1 in 90,000 for Nynaeve (assuming the old list is still true).
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Is Nynaeve of "very rare" strength? - 21/11/2009 02:53:22 PM 1699 Views
BS said... - 21/11/2009 02:57:58 PM 1055 Views
Actually, you are adding a word that isn't there. - 21/11/2009 03:47:48 PM 1240 Views
IMO, it's self evident that the female list only contains named characters - 21/11/2009 03:58:33 PM 900 Views
IMO, the above post by "Logain" is trolling and not worth the debating!! *NM* - 21/11/2009 04:01:08 PM 350 Views
I have a valid reason for asking. - 21/11/2009 04:05:52 PM 998 Views
I can assure you... - 21/11/2009 04:47:18 PM 833 Views
Re: IMO, it's self evident that the female list only contains named characters - 21/11/2009 04:09:58 PM 759 Views
I don't know - 21/11/2009 04:17:02 PM 732 Views
I find it unlikely that a super strong channeler would end up being unimportant to the plot *NM* - 21/11/2009 11:54:43 PM 326 Views
This sounds semi-mystical... - 24/11/2009 04:45:52 PM 679 Views
Also, if they were that strong, they would then be important. - 29/11/2009 05:24:35 PM 665 Views
she's in the top 0.1% of channelers we know of - 21/11/2009 03:01:02 PM 799 Views
She's in the top 0.05% *NM* - 21/11/2009 11:41:42 PM 336 Views
so shes also in the top 0.1%? *NM* - 22/11/2009 12:04:00 AM 332 Views
Of course. My figure is more exclusive. *NM* - 22/11/2009 12:23:23 AM 329 Views
Yes *NM* - 21/11/2009 03:56:12 PM 336 Views
Yes, though obviously Etzel is right. - 21/11/2009 04:08:41 PM 944 Views
Re: Is Nynaeve of "very rare" strength? - 21/11/2009 06:00:29 PM 756 Views
So what's the point? Why the quotes? *NM* - 21/11/2009 10:24:37 PM 323 Views
Re: So what's the point? Why the quotes? - 24/11/2009 07:31:37 PM 699 Views
Actually... what Graenal says - 25/11/2009 09:39:05 PM 756 Views
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I really doubt Nynaeve strength channelers are one in thousand... - 22/11/2009 12:09:15 AM 783 Views
I agree with you! - 23/11/2009 12:48:35 AM 718 Views
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Yes, the incidents rather cancel each other out IMO - 29/11/2009 12:55:04 AM 770 Views
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This is our never ending debate ... at least it's a good one - 01/12/2009 03:31:40 PM 994 Views
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